Essays and Research Papers on Legal Briefs

A 4 page brief on this particular Supreme Court case. The writer details the facts, issues, findings, and significance of the case.

9 pages analyzing 3 Supreme Court decisions: O'Gilvie & O'Gilvie (minors) v United States and Kevin O'Gilvie v United States; Atherton v FDIC; and United States v Brockamp. Two involve the Internal Revenue Code; one was in determination of hierarchy of laws applying to bank regulation negligence. In the O'Gilvie cases, the ...

This 11 page paper is an example of a legal memorandum for a fictitious case involving Royal Imperial Mutual Alliance Consolidated Insurance and an insured motorist. This legal memorandum applies Indiana State laws to the issue of uninsured motorists in the family of insured motorists, and supports the clients supposition of a prevailing judgment ...

When an employee is denied promotion because of the knowledge that a manager has regarding their status and plans to remain (or not to remain) with a company, it is possible to contend that the manager has supported discriminatory action during the promotion process. This 6 page paper considers the scope of this argument ...

In 5 pages, the author discusses a legal case scenario using Lyle v. Durham. A memo was created using the facts of the case to make a summation and a judgement concerning the case of Todd v. Gardner. It was decided whether the defendant or the plaintiff in the case was legally the ...

This 9 page paper focuses on a legal case concerning The Long Island Soundkeeper Fund and The New York Coastal Fishermen's Association v. The New York Athletic Club. The case addressed environmental issues and was under the Clean Water Act umbrella. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

New York Times v. United States 403 U.S. 713 (1991). Primary issue is whether or not the government has the privilege of enjoining the press prior to publications whenever it feels that national security is at stake.

Texas v. Johnson, 491 U.S. 397, 109 S.Ct. 2533, 105 L.Ed.2d 242, Argued in 1989. From case : Since the State of Texas conceded that the actions of burning the flag were expressive conduct, the Court had to decide whether the State's regulation of flag burning related to suppression of free speech in order to ...

Henningsen v. Bloomfield Motors Memo reviews and analyzes an key 1960 New Jersey Decision regarding manufacturer and dealer liability. Rather than strictly adhering to the fact that a sales contract was signed, the Court in this case looked at the predicament in which a buyer is placed when involved in such a large, technical purchase ...

Broken down into sections, this is essentially a shorter version of Legalme2.wps, in which the analyst looks at legal issues and social policy to ultimately justify the Court's decision in this particular case.

A 24 page research paper that examines how to write an appellate brief. The writer creates a hypothetical case in order to give an example of appellate brief, but then also offers analysis and additional information on what experts feel each portion of the brief should accomplish. Bibliography lists 8 sources and also cites ...

A 25 page document that contains short legal briefs on the following cases: Abrams v. US; Barron v. City of Baltimore; Brown v. Board of Education; Buckley v. Valeo; Cantwell v. State of Connecticut; Da Jonge v. Oregon; Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire; Dred Scot v. Sanford; Engel v. Vitale; Everson v. Board of Education; Francis ...

A 2 page paper which presents a legal brief of the case concerning the Corfu Channel case. No additional sources cited.

A 2 page paper which presents a legal brief of the case concerning the Merge case. No additional sources cited.

A 2 page paper which presents a legal brief of the case concerning the 1971 Montreal Convention. No additional sources cited.

A 2 page paper which presents a legal brief of the case concerning Alabama claims. No additional sources cited.

This 6 page paper looks at the way in which a case that has failed at the court of appeal may be argued for consideration by the House of Lords. The case considered is that of Chapman & Another v CPS Computer Group PLC (1987) which concerns the breach of an employment contract and a ...

This 22 page paper looks at the maritime issue of laytime as seen in charterparty contracts. The way it is calculated and what will and will not count as laytime is discussed with reference to actual arbitration's and contracts. The bibliography cites 9 sources.

A 5 page paper comparing a current and potential case to a similar one that already has been decided by the California Supreme Court. In the current case, a shopping center owner is concerned about her liability in an attack on a grocery tenant's customer in the shopping center parking lot. The case of Ann M. ...

A 2 page summary of this Supreme Court case, in which several students brought a class action suit against a Southern Ohio school board for suspending them from school without hearing either before or after the fact. The students' argument is that they were denied the due process afforded by the Fourteenth Amendment, and wanted all reference to ...

A 3 page paper summarizing this Supreme Court case. Petitioner Lee was a middle school principal who arranged for a local rabbi to conduct a nonsectarian prayer at the school's graduation ceremony. Deborah Weisman was a student who objected, and her father filed suit after the ceremony when he was unable to persuade a District Court to ...

10 pages in length. Was Jack Flemming's intent to hurt his girlfriend, Trish, or was he merely venting the frustration of his very first heartbreak? Regardless of his ultimate intent, if any, he still was responsible for placing the threatening words where they could be openly viewed, which gave sufficient cause for concern toward ...

This 5 page paper considers the application of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and assesses the implications in terms of a specific case scenario. This paper identifies the central issues of a case and considers the positions presented, providing a decision based on the facts and the statutory language of ...

(5 pp) The supposed boon of living in a democracy is that one has the right to apply to a court of law concerning complex decisions. This discussion will provide such a legal challenge and opportunity. The Freedom of Information Act is used as a defense.("United States Dep't of State v. Ray, ...

This 8 page paper looks at a case provided by the student where the plaintiff has been denied insurance cover for medical costs incurred. The paper includes and outline of the facts from the plaintiffs side, and then goes on to give a legal argument citing relevant cases and rebuking the defendants claims. The bibliography ...